Better Blocking

Better Blocking by Picador Version 3 September 16, 2010 REQUIRES OBSE - http://obse.silverlock.org/ = Official Forum Thread = http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1052407 = Features = Blocking is now all-or-nothing: an actor\'s chance to block an attack is based on several factors: Block skill Fatigue level Timing (blocking just before the strike is much more likely to succeed) Whether the actor is using a shield, a weapon, or bare hands Blocking now drains fatigue: holding a block drains fatigue every second, based in part on the weight of your weapon or shield relative to your strength successfully blocking an attack damages your fatigue based on the amount of damage blocked Shields and weapons used to block can now be shattered by strong blows: successfully blocking an attack has a chance of shattering the item used to block based on the damage of the attack and the health of the item to compensate for this, normal weapon and shield degradation from blocking is greatly reduced = Installation / Uninstallation = Install by placing the files \"BetterBlocking.esp\" and \"BetterBlocking.ini\" in your Oblivion/Data folder and activating the ESP file under Data Files in the Oblivion launcher menu. You can adjust many of the values used by the mod in the .ini file: fatigue drain from blocking, effect of timing and fatigue on chance to successfully block, and so on. Uninstall by removing the .esp file. = Rationale = Vanilla blocking is useless at low levels. Now even an unskilled fighter has a reason to block. Combat is now more exciting, since you have to time your blocks to make them more effective and to avoid draining your fatigue; you also have to time your attacks on blocking NPCs more carefully! Weapon and shield choices are more strategic now: item weight and health are much more important considerations Wizards and martial artists now have better reasons for training their Block skill Shattered equipment means you may have to carry a backup weapon or shield, and you\'ll either have to replace broken equipment or carry a lot of repair hammers Deadly Reflexes\' \"Timed Block\" is a good idea, but it only makes very minor changes. This would serve as a replacement for that file (but would be compatible with the rest of DR) = Implementation = Game settings: blockMax = 1. 00, weaponmult = 1. 00, hthmult = 1. 00, skillbase = 0. 00, skillmult = 1. 00 Quest script ref-walks every 1 second, places a token on every NPC and every creature with a weapon equipped (the PC also gets one at the start) Token script runs every frame: if actor.isBlocking ==0 and actor.getSoundPlaying (block) == 0, return each frame the actor is blocking: